January 15, 2010

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The four-hour White House meeting with Democratic congressional leaders, President Obama and key administration officials wrapped at about 1:30 a.m. this morning. The White House sent this readout a few minutes ago:

“The President and congressional leaders continued to work through the differences in the health bills. They made solid progress toward a final package, including common-sense adjustments that strengthen the legislation and make sure it works for middle-class families while bringing down costs and expanding coverage to millions of Americans.”

More on the meeting:
-- The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room. The meeting began at approximately 9:15 pm and ended at approximately 1:25 am. The President departed the meeting shortly before 1:00 am.